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Jeffrey S. Weiner 
Miami, Florida
Managing Partner
phone (305) 670-9919
fax (305) 670-9299
email Email Me

Attorney Jeffrey S. Weiner practicing in criminal law:

Areas of Practice:
International Criminal Law
Extradition Law
Hazardous Materials Law
Health Care Fraud
Courts Martial
Environmental Law
Professional Licensure Law
Forfeitures Law
Administrative Proceedings
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certification/Specialties:
Board Certified Criminal Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy


Bar Admissions:
Illinois, 1974
Florida, 1974
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1974
U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1983
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1975
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1982
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1982
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1982
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1986
U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1989
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1989
U.S. Supreme Court, 1981
U.S. Tax Court, 1981
Education:
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1974
J.D.


University of Miami


Published Works:
Managing Editor, The Kent Commentator, Chicago, Illinois, 1973


Editor, "Criminal Law News Letter", The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1979-1983


Editorial Board, "Drug Research Report", Harvard Medical School, 1985-1990


"Entrapment", Inside Drug Law, 1985


"Taking the Lid Off The Government's Silent Partner", The Champion, Jan., 1990


"Counseling Counsel: Contempts, Conflicts and Disciplinary Action", The Champion, July, 1990


"Prosecutorial Misconduct: Alive and Well," (Co-author), Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, 1990


Representative Cases:
United States Supreme Court Argument, State of Florida vs. Jimeno, (111 S. Ct. 1801 1991)
U.S. v. Koblitz, 803 F.2d 1523 (11th Cir. 1986)
In re Witness-Attorney Before Grand Jury, No. 83-1, 613 F. Supp. 394 (  1984)
U.S. v. Hernandez, 574 F.2d 1362 (5th Cir. 1978)
State of Florida v. Gomez, 363 So. 2d 624 (  1978)
In re Raymond Seidler, 411 So.2d 873 (  1982)
State of Florida v. Robinson, 391 So. 2d 221 (  1981)
U.S. v. Levy-Cordero, 67 F.3d 1002 (1st Cir. 1995)
U.S. v. Escobedo, 623 F.2d 1098 (5th Cir. 1980)
Billie v. State, 774 So. 2d 819 (Fla. 3rd DCA 2000)
State v. Cowles, 790 So. 2d 426 (Fla. 3rd DCA 2001)
Cowles v. State, 758 So. 2d 682 (Fla. 3rd DCA 2000)
State v. Mane, 780 So. 2d 82 (Fla. 3rd DCA 2000)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Professor of Law, Southeast Florida Institute of Criminal Justice, 1976 - 1984


Faculty and Board of Regents, National Criminal Defense College, 1985 - Present


Faculty, Advanced Criminal Practitioner Seminar, Hawaii, Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, 1984 - 1986


Faculty, Advanced Criminal Litigation Course, Association of Trial Lawyers of America National College of Advocacy, 1985


Faculty, Advanced Criminal Law Seminar, Aspen, Colorado, 1986


Honors and Awards:
Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School Center for Addiction Studies, 1990 - 1992


National Directory of Criminal Lawyers


National Registry of Preeminent Lawyers


Florida Leading American Attorneys and Law: Consumer Guidebook


Who's Who in American Law


Fellow, American Board of Criminal Trial Lawyers


Recipient, Moot Court Award, 1973


Florida Bar Award for Media Excellence, 1988


National Registry of Preeminent Lawyers


Professional Associations and Memberships:
South Miami-Kendall
Member


Dade County, 1985 - 1986
Chairman, Criminal Courts Committee


Dade County, 1984 - 1985
Co-Chairman


Dade County, 1985
Member, Police Standards Committee


Dade County, 1975 - Present
Member


Illinois State, Criminal Law Section
Member


Federal, Criminal Law Section
Member


American, Criminal Law Section, 1987 - Present
Member, Defense Function Committee


American, Criminal Law Section
Member, White Collar Crime Committee


American, Criminal Law Section, 1999
Member, Post Conviction Committee


The Florida Bar, Criminal Law Section
Member


The Florida Bar, 1985 - 1986
Member, Liaison with the Judiciary Committee


The Florida Bar, Federal Practice Commission, 1987 - 1988
Member


California Attorneys for Criminal Justice


The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Criminal Law Section
Member


Florida Criminal Defense Attorneys Association, 1981 - 1982
President


Florida Criminal Defense Attorneys Association, 1977 - 1979
Member, Board of Directors


Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers


American Board of Criminal Lawyers, 1985 - 1987
Member, Board of Governors


Illinois Attorneys for Criminal Justice


National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Life Member


National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1991 - 1992
President


National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1998
Vice-Chair, Nominating Committee


National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1999 - 2002
Co-Chair, Nominating Committee


National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1999
Member, Post Conviction Committee


National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1985 - 1992
Member, Executive Committee


National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1979 - 1984
Member, Board of Directors


National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1982 - 1983
Chairman, Local and State Bar Liaison Committee


National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1980 - 1982
Co-Chairman, Lawyers Assistance Committee


National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1984 - 1985
Chairman, Publications Committee


National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1985 - 1986
Chairman, Lawyers Assistance Strike Force Committee


National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1988 - 1991
Chairman, Judicial Liaison Committee


National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1996
Chairman, Judicial Liaison Committee


National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1992 - 1994
Chairman, United States Department of Justice Liaison Committee


National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1995 - 1996
Chair, Judicial Relations Committee


International Association of Penal Law


Iron Arrow
Member


Bar and Gavel
Member


Student Bar Association, 1973
President


Dade County Guardianship Ad Litem Program, 1988 - Present
Member


American Civil Liberties Union
Member, Legal Panel and Lawyers Council Steering Committee


American Arbitration Association
Member, Panel of Arbitrators


American Inns of Court
Barrister


BNA Criminal Practice Manual
Former Member, Board of Advisors


United States Federal Courts Study Committee, 1989
Witness


Inside Drug Law, 1986 - 1991
Board of Advisors


Past Employment Positions:
Dade County, Special Assistant Public Defender, 1974 - 1990


Metropolitan Dade County, Florida, Hearing Examiner, 1982 - 1987


U.S. Eleventh Circuit Judicial Conference, Lawyer-Delegate, 1988 - 1989


Pro Bono Activities:
Exceptional Participation Pro Bono Project for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit and Dade County Bar Association, 1994 - Present
Languages:
Spanish
Fraternities/Sororities:
Phi Alpha Delta
Jeffrey S. Weiner, P.A. Attorneys

Jeffrey S. Weiner, P.A.
Two Datran Center
Suite 1910
9130 South Dadeland Boulevard
Miami, FL 33156

Phone: 305 670.9919
Fax: 305 670.9299

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